The wreath was made by Martha Kempe of Milton, the daughter of Bertha Glavin of Quincy, 87. Glavin recently formed the new Massachusetts chapter of the Rosie the Riveter group with her sister, Mary Kennedy, 91, of Braintree. Kennedy worked at the yard during the 1940s.

The wreath was placed on a building at the former shipyard where women welders are believed to have worked during the war, turning out a variety of ships.

“We are commemorating the D-Day's 70th anniversary but we are also honoring the women who worked in the shipyard during the war doing men's jobs,” Glavin said. Glavin did not work at the yard but had a civilian job supporting the war effort.

Kennedy, who lives now at Royal Braintree Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, worked as a welder from age 19 into her early 20s.

“They were putting out ships left and right during the war and the yard won five Navy awards of excellence, the first one very early, in May 1942,” Glavin said.

The site, still called Fore River Shipyard, is now owned by Daniel Quirk and the Quirk Auto Dealership.

John Doby of Rockland, planning director at Quirk, has been working with Glavin on the event.

“This was one of the most important military shipyards in the country during WWII and employed 36,000 people at one time,” Doby said.

The wreath was placed on a building of WWII vintage that was used for heavy construction of warships, Doby said.